protection to defy those orders and went in. that s according to two senior federal law enforcement officials. but by that point, it had been so long, some of the families say their wounded kids bled out. leaving them forever asking the question, what if they went in sooner? was there still time? the chief was supposed to be sworn in to the city council today a. position he was just elected to hold. uvalde s mayor says he is free to assume his position on the council but that the ceremony to welcome him is postponed. joining me is nbc news koempt liz mclaughlin and nbc news tom winters. the funerals, liz, are starting today. what do we know? reporter: katy, exactly one week at 11 minutes ago, police finally confronted that gunman and stopped the massacre at robb elementary. an event that will forever change this community. so now the focus is really on honoring and remembering those 21 lives lost. the visitation started yesterday for those two girls who mentioned funerals
shooting. she is a licensed marriage and family therapist. halls shan nay johnson, her fiancee was murdered in new york while she was two months pregnant with her now 18-year-old son. in 2010, her 17-year-old son kendrick was murdered in queens, new york, weeks before his high school graduation. she is now a volunteer with moms demand action and founder of the kendrick murrow junior foundation. laid, thank you for coming and having this incredibly tough conversation with me. i want to gen with you, the funerals for the uvalde children and the two teachers, the funerals begin today, two of them. your family and marriage counselor therapist. you must be through this before. what do these families need from us right now? i would think to give them space to give them space to give them time to follow their lead to not push them to make